Understanding Text Structures Quiz

Which text structure is used in a story that describes events in the order they happened?

• Compare and Contrast

• Chronological

• Cause and Effect

• Description

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What text structure would most likely be used in an article discussing the differences between two types of renewable energy?

• Sequence

• Problem and Solution

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

When an author describes a problem followed by one or more solutions, which text structure are they using?

• Description

• Problem and Solution

• Sequence

• Cause and Effect

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

A passage that explains how the water cycle works from evaporation to precipitation is an example of which text structure?

• Chronological

• Sequence

• Cause and Effect

• Description

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which text structure is primarily used to explain why something happened and what happened as a result?

• Compare and Contrast

• Description

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

A paragraph that vividly describes the setting of a story, using detailed sensory information, is an example of what text structure?

• Description

• Sequence

• Chronological

• Compare and Contrast

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which text structure might an author use to outline the steps for preparing a recipe?

• Problem and Solution

• Sequence

• Cause and Effect

• Description

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

An essay that examines the similarities and differences between cats and dogs as pets is using which text structure?

• Compare and Contrast

• Description

• Sequence

• Cause and Effect

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

A news article starts by describing a natural disaster and then goes on to detail the relief efforts and solutions being implemented. This article is primarily using which text structure?

• Chronological

• Description

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

A biography that details a person's life year by year from birth to death is an example of what text structure?

• Chronological

• Sequence

• Description

• Compare and Contrast

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5